..Even in young patients with DM, the risk of neoplasm is increased. Early recognition of the characteristic skin rash may provide a clue to the diagnosis, and screening for neoplasm may improve the prognosis...

Dermatomyositis: an association of gingival telangiectases and anti Jo-1 antibody in the adult

..Patients with aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase autoantibodies express one or more of the following features: myositis, interstitial lung disease, "mechanicns hands", and capillary abnormalities (facial telangiectases and Raynaudns phenomenon)...

Syphilis: uncommon presentations in adults

Lyubomir A DourmishevDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Sofia, BulgariaClin Dermatol 23:555-64. 2005

..Early recognition of the clinical manifestations of syphilis is important for the start of treatment, recovery of patients, and the prevention of the spread of disease...